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Kanye West sparks new controversy with comments about death of George Floyd
Kanye West has sparked another controversy after making comments about the death of George Floyd. READ MORE: “It’s a cry out for justice”: on the scene at London’s Black Lives Matter protest Floyd, a Black man, was killed following an altercation with a white police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020. Distressing footage emerged soon after Floyd’s altercation with police which showed him being restrained on the ground by Derek Chauvin, who placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes. Despite Floyd’s continued pleas that he couldn’t breathe, Chauvin continued to apply pressure to Floyd’s neck. A lack...
Tame Impala issue warning about lighting effects following seizures during gig
Tame Impala have issued a warning about the light effects during their show after some audiences members suffered seizures during a gig in Aukland, New Zealand. READ MORE: Tame Impala – ‘Lonerism’ review The Australian psych-rock band band posted a note on their Instagram stories earlier today (October 16) warning any fans who are “susceptible” to “seizures” to take care during their shows because of the “intense” nature of the lighting effects. In a statement, the band said: “Hey guys, just a reminder that there are some quite intense visual moments in our show so please be careful if you...
Weezer reportedly respond to billboard stunt with one of their own
Weezer have reportedly responded to a recent billboard stunt by buying one of their own, and leaving a message for the owners of the other billboard. READ MORE: Weezer: “This album is about feeling isolated, alienated and secluded – it’s perfect for now” As reported in the Salt Lake City Tribune, social media creator Cory Hunter Winn purchased a billboard back in June that displayed Weezer’s name. Winn co-owns a clothing store, Lucca, that sells shirts featuring the band but according to reports, he and his business partners are huge fans of the band and wanted to do something to...
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor plans to relaunch iconic ‘Famous Monsters’ horror magazine
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor purchased the rights to the iconic ‘Famous Monsters’ brand earlier this year, and now plans to relaunch the iconic zine. READ MORE: Slipknot: “Nobody created us except us – we have always drawn our own map” Speaking to Rolling Stone, Taylor confirmed that he plans to relaunch the horror zine – whose original fans ranged from Stephen King to punk band the Misfits – and use the brand name to make toys, produce films and host festivals. “Our job is to build a foundation to bring Famous Monsters into the modern age, while also honouring the legacy that came before,”...
Matt Skiba is “truly happy” for Blink-182’s reunion with Tom DeLonge
Matt Skiba has responded to Tom DeLonge’s note thanking him for keeping Blink-182 “thriving”, after the band returned to its original line-up, making Skiba “truly happy”. READ MORE: Blink-182 – ‘Nine’ review: the spiritual follow-up to the classic ‘Untitled’ The Alkaline Trio vocalist joined the band in 2015 as a replacement for DeLonge who left “to change the world for my kids”. DeLonge also left Blink in 2005 to focus on his other band, Angels & Airwaves, which was an additional project to his 2001-formed side group Box Car Racer. Earlier this week, Blink announced that DeLonge was back in the group, confirmed a world tour and...
Beyoncé’s team denies designer’s claims over unpaid ‘Renaissance’ artwork
Beyoncé’s team has responded to allegations made by a fashion designer and artist who has claimed he has unpaid fees for working on ‘Renaissance‘ material. READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joy Earlier this week Nusi Quero took to his Instagram to claim that he has outstanding payments for his work, which includes the ‘Renaissance’ cover art. Specifically, he accused Beyoncé’s stylist Marni Senofonte of failing to pay him for various projects. “As a stylist for B, I really expected the best from you and your team,” Quero wrote in a since-deleted post...
Benjamin Netanyahu calls Kanye West’s anti-Semetic comments “stupidities”: “We’ve dealt with bigger problems”
Benjamin Netanyahu has somewhat dismissed Kanye West‘s recent anti-Semetic remarks as “stupidities”, adding that Israel has “dealt with bigger problems”. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? The former prime minister of Israel who now serves as the country’s opposition leader suggested in a new interview that West’s comments recall racist tropes against Jewish people that “shouldn’t have any place in civilised discourse”. Speaking to US political pundit Bill Maher on his HBO show Real Time on Friday (October 14) who asked him if Israel will take action over...
Watch Megan Thee Stallion perform ‘Anxiety’ and ‘Plan B’ during ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosting gig
Megan Thee Stallion performed ‘Anxiety’ and ‘Plan B‘ from her latest album ‘Traumazine‘ while hosting last night’s (October 15) episode of Saturday Night Live. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion live at Reading Festival 2022: A joyful dose of ‘real hot girl shit’ The rapper, who was both host and musical guest, made her third appearance on the late night TV sketch show. In 2020 she performed ‘Savage’ and in 2019 she supplied her guest verse to Chance the Rapper’s ‘Handsome’ on the show from his album ‘The Big Day‘. In an earlier monologue, Megan mentioned the mental health website Bad...
Kanye West says Drake is “greatest rapper ever”
Kanye West has said that Drake is the “greatest rapper ever”. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? The rapper and entrepreneur said in a new interview that his collaborator tops the all-time list of MCs “Drake is the greatest rapper ever, and I don’t apologise about it,” Ye told the Drink Champs podcast. He was then interrupted by the podcast’s co-founder and co-host, N.O.R.E., who brought up rumours about Drake formerly having a sexual relationship with Kris Jenner, the mother of Ye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Advertisement Ye’s...Recent Posts
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